Witness. "A telegram arrived from Mr. Layton, requesting me to come to Paris immediately. We received the telegram at about two o'clock on the day after the wedding, and I went by the night train."
The Attorney-general. "Did any person meet you?"
Witness. "Yes; Mr. Layton. He said my mistress was very ill, and he took me to the hotel. She was in bed, and she remained there for several weeks. I attended her the whole of the time."
The Attorney-general. "Did she have good doctors?"
Witness. "The best that could be got."
The Attorney-general. "Was the prisoner attentive to her?"
Witness. "Pretty well; I shouldn't have liked it."
The Attorney-general. "What do you mean by that?"
Witness. "Well, he never sat by her bedside for any length of time; he never held her hand; he never kissed her. Oh, it is easy to tell when a man loves a woman!"
The Attorney-general. "How long was it before she was able to get about?"